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FAPIER-HANGERS TABLE.

Application filed December 17, 1921. Serial No. 523,104.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, ABRAHAM FiNN, residing at Elizabeth, in the countyofUnion and State of New Jersey, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Paper-'Hangers Tables, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to paper hangers tables, and one of the objectsis to produce a devicel of this nature which is collapsible so that itmay be carried in an ordinary suit case.

Another object is to produce a table 0f this kind which shall be moreperfectly adapted is for the use to which it is put than are the tablesat present on the market.

` Another object is to provide a table of this nature in which thestructure shall be made by all short pieces of wood so as to avoid se asfar as possible the tenden y to warp and i Another object is to producea deviceof this nature which shall be provided with replaceable cuttingboards for use with a at knife, and with a metal cutting strip for usewith rollers or machine cutters.

' Another object is to provide a table of this nature with readilyfoldable legs which shall be so placed so as to counteract each otherwhen the table is in use and prevent tendency to shake or rattle.

Another object is to provide a device of this nature which shall besimple of construction, cheap to manufacturer, andhighly eiicient forthe purpose for which it is designed;

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certainnovel construction, and combination and arrangement of parts, theessential features of which are hereinafter fully described, areparticularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated' inthe accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of `thetable.

Figure 2, is a top plan view of the same, parts being broken away forthe sake lof clearness.

Figure 3, is an end view of the same. i

Figure 4, is a vertical transverse Vsectional view of the same on line4--4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5, is a detail view of the leg securing means.

Figure 6, is a fragmentary perspective viewof the jointl of one of thecorner legs. i

Figure 7, is a perspective view 'ofthe se@ curing tenen of oneof" thelegs. Figure 8, is a View of the straight edge. Figure 9, is an ed'geview ofthe sainel" Figure 10, is a sectionalview on line a0 10-10 ofFigure 8 showing the means for securing the'psections together.' Likecharacters of reference' referto like parts in all views. 'l Referringto the drawing in detail, the es main structure of the tablecomprisesthree L sections A, B and C, ofwhich, sections A and B arehinged together as at 10. Each of these sections A, B and C comprisesboards 11 and 12 between which there is sfecured a canvas strip 13. Longrods lli'ha'ving thumb pieces 15, havetheirshanksxtending throughbearings formed inthe side board 11 and the inner end'L of theshankrests against a metal bearing block 16 in 'the side board 12. Each ofthe rodsl isI pro'- vided' with a threaded portieri' 17 which'coactswith a correspondinglyithreaded: block 18 secured near the inner edgeofthe side board 11. lt will be readilyV understood no that when the rod151 is inserted and the threaded portion 17 is screwed into the' pertion18, the members 11 and 125 will `be forced apart thereby stretching thecanvas strip 13. M

Members and C are secured together by iron strips 1Q, fastened to thesides ofinember C and provided with apertures to ister with dowels 20'on the sectionmBl. rlherc are Aalso provided plate's'Ql which are H90screwed to the member C andfit in' the morticed out parts in the members111and`12of section B. Portions of the legs whichl'aie presentlyto bedescribed pass'through the members 21 so as to lock them in place," and9 5 are themselves locked 'in position by means of the rod 14 at thispoint which passes through" the strip 19 and through the tion of theleg. The table is provided with eight legs of which four are straightwhen extended`-`|and are hingedly attached at four corners ofthetable.-`l These foiir' legs comprise outer 'members 23 which are asabove mentionedhiiig.- edly connected at the respective corners of thetable and have their dependingends pivotally connected to thebottom'meinbers 24 as atQl. U-shaped bales'25 on the members 24C areattached to 'embrace the. respective members 2S so aste lockthelleg'memberis 11,10

lock 26 on member 23.

The other four legs are of X-formation and each comprises two uppermembers 27 and two lower members 28, the four being pivotally connectedat 29. Each of the upper members 27 is provided with a metal extension30 which extends into a socket in the `respective member 11 or 12 inwhich it is adapted to fit. Eachpair'of members 28 is provided with astrut 31 having its op# posite ends secured to the members 28 and hingedin its middle at 32 so that the members 28 may befolded together bybending the hinge in member 31. The strut will hold the members 28 inproper positionwhen spread apart. n

`Two of the X legs are secured to the section B andare arrangedlengthwise of the table, theilr extensions 30g being provided withapertures through which the respective rods I14 pass as'above generallydescribed. The other two X legs are arranged cross-wise of they tableand each one is securedv in a respective one of the sections A and C.From this construction it will be seen that while the lowerportions ofthe X legs are free to swingwhen the table liskpicked up, they form asubstantiall means lfor supporting the table Lwhen in working condition,land with the arrangement of two of the legs longitudinally and theother two Itransversely of the table prevents any tendency to wobble orto be unsteady which might result from the legs being constructed inpivoted sections.

TheXdegs are secured to the lboards 11 and 12 sufficiently inwardly, sothat the legs 23-24 may be folded along the members 1'1 and 12when it isdesired to carry the device as through the door from one lroom intoanother. The foldable quality of all the legs greatly increases thevalue of the table in this respect, as the structure may be readily`moved. from one room to another without disassembling, and withoutinjury to either the wood work or the table. l

The upper portion v of the canvas 13 is' slotted at 34 so as to give ahand hold, the slots 34 being arranged in alignmentwith the end bars 14,so that the operator may grasp these bars for a v.sure means by which tomovethe table from place to place. Slats 35 are placed in slips or waysin the canvas covering, and when the table is in extended condition,lthey may beprojected from their pa respective sections A, B and C so asto overlap `the adjacent rod 14, this gives `a firm and a very truesurface to the table.

y The members 11 are cut at their upper surface soas to provide recessesfor receiving removable cutting sections 36. The edge vof the wall paperhas to be cut and removed,

vand the ordinarypaper hangers table very soon becomes useless from thenumber of ridges made in its surface by the repeated cutting with aknife of the edges 'of the paper. This usually necessitates the removalof, an entire .boardwith considerable labor and expense'in thereplacement. 'The boards 36 of the present invention may be readilyremoved and thrown away when they become useless, and nowv portions canbe inserted with no labor and at comparatively very small expense. j

Along the members 13 there is provided a metal strip '36r which is usedwhen the operator utilizes aroller or cutting machine in place of anordinary knife` Some papers, and this refers particularly to the moreexpensivepapers, have no'margin line `marked on their edges, indicatingwhere the paper vshould be cut and it is 'then necessary to use a rolleror some such means for measuring.` To obviate thisl'provide an extraboard, which normally rests upon the extending portions vof the'endmembers 14 so as toform an extension ofthe table,

and so is provided both with a straight edge for guiding the knife incuttingand with a means for measuring the distance at which the cuttingis being done.v ,y

This straight edge comprises three ysections 38, v39 and40.v The members38and 40 being provided with metal plates 41 which extend over plates 42ofmemb'er'39 'andhave apertures which coact with dowels thereon.

Also plates 43 secured `in member 38 vand 40 extend into mortices inmember 39 whereby the three partsare securely joinedtogether.

The longitudinal edgeof the three members is provided with a` metallicstrip 44, and

in the free ends of members 38.l and 40 there i are provided slides 45to one of which a wire 46 is permanently secured. `The other end ofthewire is secured to'amember 47 which is provided with screw threadsco-operative' with a thumb nut 48. The screw membery 47 passes throughan aperture in block 49vsecured to one of the members 45.yUpon'manipulation of the adjacent thumb nut the tautness of ythe wirewill bring the metallic edges of the three members y into desiredalignment for usel as a straight edge. Members 45 arefprovided withscale markings so as to indicate the distance of the wire from thestraight edge, and by adjusting members 45 and their slots lormortices,fany desired amount of edge may be' accurately measured andquickly removed from` 1the per. v While I have described what I deemtobe the most desirable embodiment of my invention,'it is obvious thatmany of the details of constructionmayv be-varied without in any waydeparting from the spirit of myvinvention, and I therefore do not limitmyself to the exact details of construction herein set forth nor toanything less than the whole of my invention limited only by theappended claims.

l. A table of the class described comprising a collapsible top havingflexible elements and means for stretching the same, a metal cuttingstrip on one side of said table, and a removable sectional cutting stripon the other side of said table.

2. A table of the class described comprising a collapsible top havingcanvas elements and means for stretching the same, a metal cutting stripon one side of said table, a removable sectional Wooden cutting strip onthe other side of said table, and a :Eoldable straight edge devicecomprising adjustable means for measuring the edge of paper, andnormally co-operative With as an extension of said table.

3. A table comprising a flexible top, means for stretching said top, aplurality of legs ot X-ormation secure-d thereto, and a plurality ofstraight legs hingedly secured to said top at the corners of said top.

4. A device of the class described having a top including a canvaselement, means for stretching said canvas element, and legs secured tosaid table by the said means.

5. A table of the class described comprising a top including a fabricelement, means for stretching said fabric element, and foldable legssecured to said. top by said stretching means.

6. A table of the class described comprising a top constructed insections, certain ot said sections being hingedly connected and other ofsaid sections being detachably connected; means for adjusting said toptransversely, slidably connected means in said top, a plurality ofoldable X-legs secured to said top by the first said means, a pluralityof X legs co-operative With the said top and arranged at right angles tothe first said legs, and a plurality of said legs hingedly connected tosaid top at the corners thereof.

7. A table of the class described comprising a plurality of foldable topsections, means for stretching said sections, and a plurality ofpivotally jointed legs hingedly sccured to said top, at the cornersthereof, and means on each of said legs for securing said legs inextended condition.

In testimony whereof I have aiixed my signature.

ABRAHAM FNLN.

